Resources

Units

These standards-based units were created by Teaching American History grant participants. They include handouts, links, and four weeks of detailed lesson plans.

Title	Author	Grade(s)
Adventures of Lewis and Clark Lewis and Clark Journal	John Elliston	8
The American Revolution: Meanwhile In Other Parts of North America	Doug Herman	2-5
America's Empire: A Regional Study of United States Imperialism	Jack Stoddart	9-11
Benjamin Franklin and the Hero in My Life	Nancy Imamura	K-5
"Black and White" - An Historical Perspective on Prejudice, Segregation and the Road to Racial Equality	Brad Bellingham	10-12
The Building of A Colony	Jan Guianen	3-4
"Caching In" on Colonial History: A 4-6 Week Lesson That Will Have Your Students Living Out Colonial Times and Loving It!	Vern Eastburn	5-12
Causes and Events Leading to the Civil War	Marsha Klosterman	7-8
Characters and Events of the American Revolution / Wax Museum / Class iBook / First-Person Narratives	Julia Siporin	3-5
Civil Rights and Liberties	Mary Colbert	10-12
Civil Rights Movement	Kathy Langley	9-12
Civil War	Brenda Moyer	6-8
The Civil War (1861-1865)	Crystal Barnes	8
Civil War and Reconstruction	Shirley Raia	8
A Civil War Walkthrough	Marian French	6-8
The Civil War: What Does It Have To Do With Us?	Lynne Lockhart	7-8
Colonial American Heroes	Brian Gulka	4-6
Colonial Life	Jeannie Haslip	4-5
Colonial Life: The Roles and Rights of People During This Time Period	Lois Ancell	5-7
Colonizing America	Linda Shankle	4-5
Coming to America - Settling the English Colonies	Laura Wharton	5-7
The Costs of War: Examining Rhetoric and Reality	Merri Sue Clark	8-10
Early Explorers	Kathleen Webster	5-8
Early History of Our Lane County Community	Terrie Winkelman	2
Everyone Needs A Hero	Reta Cochrane	2-4
Expansion of Culture	Trish Shoemaker	10-12
Expansion of Rights in the 20th Century: The Civil Rights Movement	Dave Shinnlinger	10-12
Exploring the West with Lewis and Clark - Living As A Member of the Corps of Discovery	Vern Eastburn	5-10
Globalization	Tad Shannon	11-12
Globalization and Terrorism	Tom Lindskog	9-12
Go West Young Inventors	Patty Sage	4-5
Historical Figures of the American Revolution - Divided Loyalties	Connie Eastburn	3-5
Immigration, Labor and Childhood	Marian French	6-8
Imperialism	Mary Colbert	11-12
Important Inventors	Heather Klym	5-7
Inventions	Jan Guianen	3-4
Inventors and Inventions	Tim Broadbent	3-5
Inventors and Inventions	Elizabeth Broadbent	3
Jean Fritz American Revolution Biographies	Patty Sage	4-5
Jefferson, Washington and Sam Adams Build the Road to Independence	Mary Jo Huisman	4-8
The Journals of Lewis and Clark	Brenda Moyer	6-8
The Kalapuyas and Pioneers: Oregon's Manifest Destiny	Timothy Meinzen	9-12
Kalapuya Indians in the Eugene Area	Jan Kelly	2
"Kids At Work" - The Industrial Revolution and Child Labor	Crystal Barnes	8
The Immigrant Experience - Both Past and Present	Sherrene Kulm	6
Immigration: Every Picture Tells A Story	Sheryl Barker	6-8
The Impact of Imperialism on Events in American History	Brad Bellingham	9-12
The Industrial Revolution and Growth of Cities in America	Shirley Raia	8
The Industrial Revolution: How It Changed Our World	Marsha Klosterman	8
A Lesson in Flight	Lois Ancell	5-7
"Let's Go to the Chicago Fair!"	Kendra Prickett	8
Lewis and Clark - Would You Have Gone?	Jolene Kepler	4
Lifestyles and Culture of the American Revolution	Randy Gill	2-5
Living is the Work in the 1800s	Linda Lund	5-8
Looking at the Civil War Through the Eyes of Youth	Kurt Cox	6-9
Make the Constitution Work for You!	Rhonda Fox	6-8
Mapping and the 13 Colonies	Cathy Landles	4-5
Maps / Features of the Thirteen Colonies / Individuals of the Revolutionary War	Kevin Smith	5-8
Native American Indian Tribes Encountered by the Corps of Discovery	Connie Eastburn	3-6
Native Americans Covering Benchmarks, U.S. History and Geography	Mike Kerns	6-8
Occupations on the Oregon Trail	Barbara Stroh	3-5
On the Road to Civil War	Jan Sheredy	8-9
On the Trail with Lewis and Clark: Native Experiences in the Pacific Northwest	Shirley Raia	8
Oral History Unit	Tad Shannon	10-12
The Oregon Trail	Debbie Roberts	4-5
People of the Civil War	Sheryl Barker	7-9
People, Places and Events of the American Revolution	Tim Broadbent	5
Places, People and Things: American Cities After 1870	John Wayland	8
The Pot Simmers - Events Leading to the American Revolution	Laura Wharton	4-6
Preparing for the U.S. Constitution	Kathleen Webster	5
The Price of Progress: Urbanization, Child Labor and Family Life in the Industrial Revolution	Merri Sue Clark	8
Rails, Roads, Rivers and Communication Build A Nation	Mary Jo Huisman	4-8
Readers Theater: America: A Star Spangled Program	Reta Cochrane	2-3
Revolutionary War for Beginners	Jan Kelly	3
Road to Independence - A Study of the Revolutionary War	Kathy Sanderson	5-7
Rocky Road - The Expansion of Democracy in Oregon	Timothy Meinzen	10-12
Sectional Issues Simulation	Bruce Reinmuth	8
Slavery in the U.S. / As A Cause of the Civil War	Marsha Sundquist	8-10
Survey of Native American Cultures: An Elementary Research and Technology Project	Julia Siporin	3-4
Then and Now: The 20th Century: An Expansion of Rights?	Jack Stoddart	9-10
Thomas Jefferson and Monticello	Randy Gill	4-6
Triangle Shirtwaist Fire Mock Trial	Bruce Reinmuth	7-9
Twice Told History - Mapleton Part 1 and 2	Vern Eastburn	K-12
Using Historical Fiction to Explore the Civil War	Kendra Prickett	7-9
Using Picture Books to Teach A Civil War Unit	Rhonda Fox	5-10
Wagons Out West	Kathy Sanderson	4-6
Walk Towards Freedom - Civil Rights and A History of Hatred in America	Janet Nelson	8-12
War and the New U.S. Imperialism (The War Against Iraq)	Ann Niklas	10-12
West with Lewis and Clark	Robert Young	4-5
Western Expansion: A Classroom Simulation Pioneer Trail Game	Lynne Lockhart	7-8
Westward Expansion: 1865-1890	Jan Sheredy	7-9
Westward Expansion: Differing Perspectives on Westward Migration	Crystal Barnes	8
Westward Expansion: Fur Trade	Kurt Cox	5-9
Westward Expansion: How the U.S. Took Posession and Its Effects on Native Americans	Marsha Sundquist	8
Westward Expansion: Manifest Destiny and Its Effect on Indian People	Marsh Klosterman	8
Why Did We Have the Revolutionary War?	Barbara Stroh	4-6
Writing to Understand: Creating History Newsletters	Lynne Lockhart	9-10